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Many kudos to Ainge and Brad Stevens for what has been done in the last couple of year. They bring two relative unknowns(when they arrived in Boston) in Crowder and I. Thomas and both become highly desirable NBA players. Ainge and Stevens also managed to play for the conference championship while owning several high draft picks. Gotta call that very smart management.

There is a white nationalist somewhere behind this.

Tobie, have you received your $2500 healthcare rebate yet?

Baddog, please do us a favor and change your name from baddog to brightestofthebunch

Do you believe that most of the Chicago killings are still attributable to the Mafia or drugs?

I am still trying to understand what a "supramist" is.

This pic was taken a few minutes before all three put on the appropriate eyeware to see the eclipse. ( I saw that picture as did the guy who took this one) Certain people are paid to create pics that are seemingly as embarrassing as possible.

Not to mention a deplorable.

While the Sunday morning talk shows discuss the number of Civil War monuments that can dance on the head of a pin...and a rare Eclipse grabs focus...investors might be shocked at how the economy has accelerated. Although we still have more than a month left in the third quarter, and many more pieces of data to come, as of August 16th the Atlanta Fed's "GDP Now" model, which tracks and estimates real GDP growth, says the economy is expanding at a 3.8% annual rate in Q3. If correct, that would be the fastest pace for any quarter since 2014. We usually take forecasts this early with a grain of salt. After all, a lot can happen over the remainder of the quarter. And, on some prior occasions, the Atlanta Fed has projected rapid growth for a quarter mid-way through, only to ratchet back the forecast by quarter-end to a more pedestrian Plow Horse growth rate near 2%. But, in this particular case, we think the pick-up is real. In fact, our own internal forecast suggests the exact same growth rate of 3.8%. One thing more pessimistic analysts are focusing on is that "inventories" are adding about 1% to the third quarter growth rate. It looks like businesses are stocking shelves at a more normal pace after the lull in the first half of the year. Excluding this inventory boost, First Trust models have real GDP growing at a 2.4% annual rate in Q3, while the Atlanta Fed model has it at 2.8%. It's hard to remember that the original report for Q1 real GDP was less than 1% growth. That report worried many investors, and doom and gloom stories abounded. But the foundation for continued economic growth remains in place. It's true that the US is unlikely to see tax cuts or real tax reform (or both!) anytime this year. And this will make sustaining GDP growth at a 3.8% rate very difficult. But we expect favorable changes in tax policy by early next year. All that said, the best news is any threat of growth-harming tax hikes remains virtually nil. Meanwhile, the one area of clear improvement in economic policy under President Trump has been regarding regulation. The issuance of new rules that slow growth has basically stopped, while harmful old rules are getting rolled back or being reviewed for reform. This alone can help push growth up by ¼ to ½ percentage point on an annual basis. In addition, monetary policy remains very loose. Short-term interest rates are still well below "normal" and there are over $2 trillion in excess reserves in the banking system. We still expect another rate hike this year, and it seems clear that the Fed will begin slowly reducing the size of its bloated balance sheet. Assuming the Fed starts balance sheet normalization on October 1st, their $4.4 trillion-dollar balance sheet would shrink by a measly 0.7% by year-end. This takes the Fed from running a super-easy monetary policy to a very, very easy monetary policy. In other words, any threat from tight money is remote. Trade protectionism was the biggest threat to the economy as the new Trump Administration took office, but so far, there's been a great deal more rhetoric than action on this front. We remain confident that President Trump realizes a true lurch into protectionist policies would risk a drop in the stock market and would make it harder to meet his goal of faster economic growth. Protectionist promises are much easier to break (or just ignore), when the unemployment rate is moving toward 4%. Instead, expect the president to pivot toward trying to get better enforcement of intellectual property rights from China and an open market in oil and gas exports. We constantly warn investors that one quarter, or one month, of economic data is meaningless. So far, the Plow Horse has not morphed into a thoroughbred. However, good news tends to lead to more good news and momentum is building.

Are you referring to a couple of the "affiliates"?

It's Bush's fault.

If the law officials used profiling, a protest and violent demonstration is needed.

You are right. I do love it. And for all of you Political Correct junkies who are "appalled" at some of the things Trump has said.- It doesn't get much more appalling than a sitting President going on national tv and insisting there is "not one smidgen or corruption at the IRS". That ranks right up there with "if you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it" and " Benghazi was a spontaneous response to an internet video" But , of course, only Trump lies.

Anybody remember when Melissa Click, instructor, and participant in a 2015 protest at University of Missouri, tried to bully some folks away from the protest/demonstration? This began in October of 2015 when student activists claimed that "racism lives here". They sent administrators a lengthy list of demands. Among them: The University President should resign after delivering a handwritten apology acknowledging his "male white privilege"; the curriculum should include "comprehensive racial awareness and inclusion"; 10% of the faculty staff should be black. Two weeks later a student announced he was going a on hunger strike and the football team refused to practice or play until the university met their demands. By Nov 9, both the president and the chancellor had resigned. As classes begin this week, freshmen enrollment is down 35% since the protests U of Missouri is beginning the year with the smallest incoming class since 1999.The campus has taken 7 dormitories our of service. Here are some other results caused by the "compassion and caring" In May, U of M announce it would lay of as many as 100 people and eliminate 300 more positions through retirement and attrition. Last year, the University cut 50 cleaning and maintenance jobs. The 2016 football season drew 13,000 fewer attendees than in 2015. During basketball games, 1/3 of the seats in the are empty. Gotta love that "compassion" and "inclusivity". My guess is the people who lost their jobs will not agree.

But Tobie says that Texas is about to become a blue state.

Looks like the bigger risk in those countries is getting blown up via a terrorist attack.

Could you give the names of state senators that publicly advocated for the assassination of Mr. Obama?

So his viewpoint later changed? Sounds like the attitude of this country toward minorities, doesn't it?

Tobie thinks that what she said/did is acceptable.

A member of the World Wrestling Federation?

I am not a politician but I have a very good understanding of the economy and for you to blame that on Bush reflects your level of understanding.

No you havent- which is exactly why you can't produce any of them. I still want you to show me a thread where, as YOU SAID, "you guys assume all blacks want free stuff"

Please tell me exactly why any politician can be successful in Texas. Furthermore, who is responsible for what ails Detroit?

Tobie, if this country is as racist, evil and bigoted as your portray it to be, shouldn't the State of Liberty be taken down?

What it becomes in the future has nothing to do with what your living circumstances have been in the past. And it has a lot to do with Republicans. The state is a business friendly state and there are more fortune 500 companies in Texas than any state. Once again, nice try.